Guayaquil wakes up to flooded streets as Ecuador’s coast stays under a heavy-rain warning until Wednesday
At least 18 flooding points were reported in Guayaquil by dawn on Monday, a lightning storm hit Manta, and Inamhi says Monday and Tuesday will be the wettest days of the current warning.
Bank transfers and bearer checks: prosecutors detail the two routes they say funded Luisa González’s 2023 campaign
Ecuador's prosecutors say an oil trading company paid campaign suppliers directly and cashed bearer checks to cover field costs. The defendants have not been convicted.
Ecuador judge orders Luisa González jailed pending trial in Laberinto money-laundering case
A judge in Guayaquil ordered pretrial detention for the two-time Revolución Ciudadana presidential candidate and two co-defendants. Prosecutors now have 90 days to investigate.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast for Ecuador’s coast through Sunday, with Guayas among the hardest-hit areas
INAMHI's Warning No. 82 covers Friday to Sunday night. Up to 90 mm of rain a day is possible in the wettest parts of the coast, with risks of street flooding, fallen trees and swollen rivers.
Eleven rivers overflow in five Ecuadorian provinces as El Niño rains break records in Guayaquil
The Risk Management Secretariat reported 11 overflowing rivers and streams in Guayas, El Oro, Los Ríos, Esmeraldas and Zamora Chinchipe on October 22, while Guayaquil has already received more than 40 times its normal October rainfall.
The Nahim Isaías Museum: how Guayaquil tells its history through objects and stories
A museum preserves artworks, but it also develops ways to understand them. Historical annual reports from Ecuador’s Central Bank trace part of that transformation at the Nahim Isaías Museum in Guayaquil. This reference article examines documents…
IG-EPN records a magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Samborondón
The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School records a magnitude 3.6 MLv earthquake that occurred on October 9, 2026 at 22:18:15 near Samborondón, in Guayas. Its reviewed catalog places the depth at 73.6 kilometers. Virtual editorial…
Guayaquil marks 206 years of independence with more than 7,000 students in the parade
More than 7,000 students from some 60 schools took part in the civic parade of October 9, 2026, according to the Guayaquil Mayor’s Office. The celebration brought one of the main events of the independence anniversary to the city center. Urban view of…
Holiday: morning report lists the Guayaquil–Milagro road as open
Illustrative view of Guayaquil. It does not show the Guayaquil–Milagro road or its current condition. Credit: Andres Medina / Unsplash. License. The connection was listed as open in the morning report of October 9. The national picture includes…
Guayaquil brings together 34 works at the National Painting Salon
Illustrative view of Guayaquil. It does not show the works or the exhibition mentioned. Credit: Andres Medina / Unsplash. License. The exhibition brings together submissions from several cities, including Milagro, and recognizes a work by María Fernanda…